For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher,
since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy.

Saturday, 18 February 2012

Quotations Regarding THE MAN OF LIFE UPRIGHT

To enjoy good health, to
bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first
discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can
find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to
him.Buddha

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good
deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through
the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of
virtue.Buddha

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.William Shakespeare

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue;
these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and
kindness.Confucius

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.Confucius

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.Confucius

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.Confucius

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the
testing point.C. S. Lewis

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of
it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real
virtue.Thomas Jefferson

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and
talents.Thomas Jefferson